Often, when players think of action-adventure games, they think of linear, narrative-driven games. Sony's first-party games like The Last of Us and God of War immediately come to mind. Yet, there are a lot of action-adventure games that give players a greater level of agency over how they progress, whether that's by giving players an open world to explore and missions to progress in any order, or by creating a Metroidvania-style world that players can uncover at their own pace.